Join 22 national organizations for the Open Arms Challenge!
Save the date for the Open Arms Challenge! This Challenge is all about opening our hearts and minds to more accessible and inclusive practices. Twenty-two national organizations are joining forces to encourage animal shelters and foster-based organizations to pilot new approaches that welcome your entire community during the month of April. And as if increased inclusivity and community engagement weren’t incentive enough, there’s also $420,000 in grant prizes available! Save the date: Registration will open on January 23 and close...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Online Instructor-Led Courses, resources and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Apply now: Maddie’s® Online Instructor-Led CoursesMaddie’s Fund® Online Instructor-Led Courses provide an interactive educational opportunity for those who are looking to benefit from the wisdom of established innovative programs. They’re the catalyst you need to take your programs and learning to the next level! Class size is limited and the selection process is competitive. View courses Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion resources...
Racial, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion resources section now available on Maddie’s Pet Forum
Maddie’s Fund® invests its resources in a commitment to keeping pets and people together, creating a safety net of care for animals in need and operating within a culture of inclusiveness and humility. We are working towards the day when the animal well-being field more accurately represents the diversity of our country. With this in mind, we have gathered this collection of resources to provide you with opportunities to grow and learn with us. In the new Racial, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) resources section of...
Apply now for Winter Online Instructor Led Courses
Looking to implement a new program, learn more about a specific subject and create positive change for pets and people in your community? Well, look no further than Maddie’s Fund® Online Instructor-Led Courses! The winter 2023 application window opens today, December 13, 2022 and closes on January 10, 2023. “The facilitators were not only subject matter experts but also some of the most genuine, positive, and compassionate people I’ve met,” one former student shared. “Their love for people, planet, and...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Online Instructor-Led Courses, pet support services database and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Apply soon: Maddie’s® Online Instructor-Led CoursesApply starting Tuesday, December 13! Maddie’s Fund® Online Instructor-Led Courses provide an interactive educational opportunity for those who are looking to benefit from the wisdom of established innovative programs. They’re the catalyst you need to take your programs and learning to the next level! Class size is limited and the selection process is competitive. View courses Are you using...
Are you using pets.findhelp.com yet?
Have you heard of pets.findhelp.com? It’s a curated database of free or low cost pet support services provided by Human Animal Support Services. Users can select their preferred language and search by specific services like veterinary care, pet food pantries and temporary pet care. They can also choose from categories, browse local programs and more. There are several ways one can sign up – as a consumer, to help others or as an organization. Your animal organization can sign up to show up in search results for specific services...
Maddie’s Candid Conversation with Bobby Mann and Shakela Brown
Don’t miss the next episode of Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with Bobby Mann and Shakela Brown, both of Humane Rescue Alliance, on December 14, 2022 at 12:00PM PT/ 3:00PM ET! How can we as animal care professionals help pets in service deserts where access to care is extremely limited or even non-existent? How can we better reach and build trusting relationships with their caregivers? Bobby and Shakela have answers. Their impact on the programs they manage is palpable, especially in communities with limited access to basic...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Shelter cats webcast, Candid Conversations and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Apply soon: Maddie’s® Online Instructor-Led CoursesApply starting Tuesday, December 13! Maddie’s Fund® Online Instructor-Led Courses provide an interactive educational opportunity for those who are looking to benefit from the wisdom of established innovative programs. They’re the catalyst you need to take your programs and learning to the next level! Class size is limited and the selection process is competitive. View courses Watch the...
Watch the Behavior Track from the 2022 Shelter Medicine Conference
The 2022 ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference features lectures on a variety of critical and engaging topics. The Behavior Track, specifically, is now available on Maddie’s® University! You’ll learn about what the science says about behavior assessments in shelters, a trauma-informed approach to behavioral care, review case studies, the effects of short-term foster care and more! The courses are a unique educational opportunity for veterinarians and other animal well-being professionals to...
New webcast: Gabapentin and behavior modification for shelter cats
Cats entering shelters often experience fear, anxiety, and stress while in care. Mitigating negative states in cats is critical to their health and well-being, especially in populations of fearful cats that are already at risk for poor outcomes. One particularly at-risk population are fearful cats rescued from animal hoarding environments. In the next Maddie’s® Insights webcast, Gabapentin and Behavior Modification for Shelter Cats, on December 1 at 12PM Pacific/3PM Eastern, results will be shared from a new study assessing...
